About Hancock

Hancock is a very small town located in the state of New Hampshire. With a population of 1,739 people and just one neighborhood, Hancock is the 155th largest community in New Hampshire.

Unlike some towns , Hancock isn't mainly white- or blue-collar. Instead, the most prevalent occupations for people in Hancock are a mix of both white- and blue-collar jobs. Overall, Hancock is a town of professionals, sales and office workers, and managers. There are especially a lot of people living in Hancock who work in office and administrative support jobs (13.60%), management occupations (13.48%), and teaching (8.88%).

Of important note, Hancock is also a town of artists. Hancock has more artists, designers and people working in media than 90% of the communities in America. This concentration of artists helps shape Hancock's character.

Telecommuters are a relatively large percentage of the workforce: 9.43% of people work from home. While this number may seem small overall, as a fraction of the total workforce it is high relative to the nation. These workers are often telecommuters who work in knowledge-based, white-collar professions. For example, Silicon Valley has large numbers of people who telecommute. Other at-home workers may be self-employed people who operate small businesses out of their homes.

Because of many things, Hancock is a very good place for families to consider. With an enviable combination of good schools, low crime, college-educated neighbors who tend to support education because of their own experiences, and a high rate of home ownership in predominantly single-family properties, Hancock really has some of the features that families look for when choosing a good community to raise children. Is Hancock perfect? Of course not, and if you like frenetic night life, it will be far from your cup of tea. But overall this is a solid community, with many things to recommend it as a family-friendly place to live.

Hancock is a very car-oriented town. 97.46% of residents commute to work in a private automobile rather than by other means, such as public transit, bicycling, or walking. This is because Hancock is a small town, and most people who live here have to drive out of town for work, and the town population is not large nor dense enough to support an extensive public transportation system. Hancock has a lot of rural roads, and houses can be far apart. Many residents drive out of town for regular shopping trips as well.

Being a small town, Hancock does not have a public transit system used by locals to get to and from work.

Hancock Information and Demographics

Do you have a 4-year college degree or graduate degree? If so, you may feel right at home in Hancock. 46.54% of adults here have a 4-year degree or graduate degree, whereas the national average for all cities and towns is just 14.96%.

The per capita income in Hancock in 2000 was $29,445, which is wealthy relative to New Hampshire and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $117,780 for a family of four.

The people who call Hancock home come from a variety of different races and ancestries. The most prevalent race in Hancock is White, followed by African-American. Important ancestries of people in Hancock include English, Irish, German, French, Italian, French Canadian, Scottish, and Scotch-Irish.

The most common language spoken in Hancock is English.